can't go by points given up as much as in the past, we have guys who can get out and run so were going to have more possessions during the game then the walk it up, pass it around, have prince hold it for 10 secs, pass it to somebody for a shot as the clock runs down.... the fg percentage and the points per 100 possession compared to other years will be a better tell of how the defense is doing.

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So all along Tayshaun was actually playing good defense - while on offense?

Rookie coach. Bad feeling Rip is going to miss much of the season if Kuester does not get a clue and avoid playing Rip at small forward. Sure, Rip is a basketball player. But he is rail thin for a small forward and has no business playing that position. Last season, he was worthless down the stretch because of groin injuries from playing small forward, contending with bigger players. Rip is a year older, and thus that much more prone to have those groin injuries come back.

Somebody get a message to Kuester - he does not have to repeat last year's mistakes just because he was not here last year. He should be doing some research on his players as to what keeps them healthy and what does not.

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This is a good post. Might as well be consistent - get on the coach right away. Why wait until we start losing? This way, if we do start losing, you won't be one of those bandwagon fans criticizing the coach because it's in fashion. You CREATED the fashion.

Rookie coach. Bad feeling Rip is going to miss much of the season if Kuester does not get a clue and avoid playing Rip at small forward. Sure, Rip is a basketball player. But he is rail thin for a small forward and has no business playing that position. Last season, he was worthless down the stretch because of groin injuries from playing small forward, contending with bigger players. Rip is a year older, and thus that much more prone to have those groin injuries come back.

Somebody get a message to Kuester - he does not have to repeat last year's mistakes just because he was not here last year. He should be doing some research on his players as to what keeps them healthy and what does not.

Perhaps even more intriguing than the numbers was the lineup Kuester trotted out to start the fourth quarter, one featuring Bynum at point guard, Gordon at shooting guard and Stuckey at small forward – a position, Stuckey said, he hasn’t even played in practice.
Based on results, he’d better get used to it. “It’ll be something that we do,” Kuester said, dismissing the notion it was merely a preseason experiment. “Let me tell you, those guys compete. There are going to be times where we’re in an environment where we’ve got to stretch the defense. We don’t want to become stale. Those three right there, they did a real good job playing together.”